Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1909 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Ralph Paxton, of Denver, who had been visiting relatives here, went to Indianapolis yesterday. He will return here before going back to Denver, where he expects to go about April 20th. Dr. and Mrs. I. M. Washburn went to Chicago Monday evening and will go from there to Longmont, Colo., to look after some land investments, but not contemplating removal. They will be absent only about a week. John W. Mann was called to Sheridan yesterday to attend the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Whitley, whose death resulted from a paralytic stroke. Mrs. Mann went there last Friday. Both will probably return home Wednesday. George Long returned to Wabash college at Crawfordsville this morning, and Ray Hopkins will return this evening, he having remained over-to attend the annual inspection of the local militia company in which he is a corporal. Mrs. S. E. Overton and two children, of South Haven, Mich., who had been visiting relatives in Chicago, came here Saturday afternoon and spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Zernden, returning home Monday morning. George H. Hanna, now of Bloomington, writes us enclosing a year’s subscription to the Republican and also to the Chicago Inter Ocean, which is furnished through this paper for 50 cents a year. Mr. Hanna and family moved only a few weeks ago from near Kniman, where they had lived for a number of years. Leonard B. Clore, residing near Franklin, Ind., has a prize corn farm of 126 acres. From corn raised on a single 13 acre field he was awarded prizes aggregatlng.sß,ooo. In Chicago he secured a $250 prize for a single ear of corn raised on his land. The Russian government has offered Mr. Clore $4,000 per year to spend three years in Russia and tell the Russians how to raise corn.

Lawrence McTurnan, who was the assistant superintendent of public instruction during the tenure of office of Superintendent Cotton, and was the republican candidate for superintendent at the last election, being defeated by Robert J. Aley, was here a short time this morning calling on County Superintendent Lamson. He is now the Indiana agent for the Heath school book publishing firm. Frank Babcock, of West Carpenter, a member of the county council, is here today. He reports that he helped circulate a petition in his part of the county, and that of 31 men whom he presented it to, 26 'willingly signed it. The five that refused were all of foreign birth. Oats planting was half or more done in his part of the county, but the rain of last night and this morning brought the planting to,a stop. Mrs. Elizur Sage was brought home yesterday from Juliet, 111., where she underwent a surgical operation. She is still very weak but believes that she will recover after a long rest. Her